Melissa left a few minutes later, after collecting Carol’s phone number so that they could meet up later that evening. Once she left, Carol began gathering her stuff to leave too as she was tired of waiting around for Sebastian to come back. If he wanted to act childishly about the whole thing, well, that was his cup of tea. She had finished gathering her stuff and was about to leave when she saw him striding toward her, looking like a million bucks. His face, however, was another story. He looked very pissed and grabbed her hand the moment he came close enough to her.“Hey! Let go of me this instant. What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”“What the fuck is wrong with you?”“Why on earth are you asking me that?” Carol asked him.“Because you’ve been avoiding me. I’ve searched practically everywhere for you. I really don’t know what is pissing you off, and I’m sorry about that. But, you can’t just go off wandering about without informing anyone. The world is not a safe

Carol was awoken later that afternoon around 3:45 by the loud and insistent ringing of her phone. She picked it up to see that it was the lady from the pool this afternoon, Melissa, who was calling her. Carol groaned pitifully, and padded out to the balcony of the suite to answer the call, so as not to wake Sebastian, who was still sleeping peacefully beside her. Carol could not believe that she had had sex… and with Sebastian too. Her whole body was sore, but in a good way, and she could not wait to repeat the activity again. “Hello.” “Hello, Carol.” The girl sang, but something about her tone gave off false sincerity, or maybe that was just Carol. “Yeah, Melissa. How’s it going?” “Oh, it’s going well. I hope you remember that we have the spa session

Charlotte lay with her eyes closed, pretending to be sleeping, but eavesdropping on both women’s conversation while they thought she was asleep. What she was doing was so exhilarating, because of how dangerous it was. These women were here playing friends with her without realizing that she was the one who had kidnapped Sebastian’s ex, almost killed her, and even had her in her custody right this minute. They also had no idea of the type of plans that she had in store for them both, because although Sebastian’s wife had not done anything to her really, she was guilty by association, which was more than enough for Charlotte to hate her. Besides, contrary to what Mrs. James thought, Charlotte was certain of the fact that Sebastian felt something for his wife, no matter how small. He looked far different from what he had looked like in the first months after Jessica went missing and the months after his marriage. He looked happier, and that did not go down well with her at all. It was a

The next day dawned bright and early. Carol and Sebastian saw Mr. James and his wife off to the airport, after which they came back to the hotel. Carol was mostly quiet, especially when they were coming back after bidding Mr. and Mrs. James farewell. Sebastian regarded her thoughtfully, wondering what the hell was wrong with her.“Are you up for an adventure today? I plan to go on a tour today.”“No, I don’t.” She told him, avoiding his gaze. He did not know that she had heard a part of his conversation the previous night, and she had no intention of letting him know."You did not even ask what kind of tour it was before deciding that you are not going.""I don't think that's necessary. I think I’ll just stay in the hotel and sleep for most of the day."“Hmmm. That’s boring.”“I know. I’m boring. Deal with it.” Carol replied, wondering why she should be so angry. Technically, Sebastian had not done anything wrong because all that she had heard him say was the truth

That night, Sebastian treated Carol to a romantic dinner along the sea of stars just for the two of them, after which they went back to the resort and made sweet, tender love. Carol was surprised that he was still making efforts to be so sweet to her, but she was too afraid to ask him about it as she did not want to hear the answer, in case it was something that she would not like. With the way he was behaving, it was almost as though she had imagined that conversation with his uncle in which Sebastian had sounded like one who was still pining for his ex. It wasn’t that Carol did not want the ex, Jessica to be found. No, she wasn’t that callous or heartless. She did hope the girl was found alive and whole, but she just did not want the lady and Sebastian to get back together because of her own selfish reasons. If this woman had been found during the early months of her marriage, Carol had no doubts that Sebastian would have booted her out in a jiffy and welcomed his ex back into his a